Originally Posted by
Blumie
The full story is this: I'm originating at LAX on 7 Sept and need to be in Paris, showered, shaved and dressed in time for a Noon reception on 8 September. I can fly LAX-DFW/ORD/JFK-CDG on AA or a combination of AA/EC and certainly get there in time. But I also wanted to explore options in which I might be able to upgrade from J to F. It looks like I can fly LAX-ORD-PHL-LHR-CDG, and currently the J-to-F upgrade is available. (There also is upgrade inventory available from EWR, but no way to fly LAX-EWR in time to connect.) Now I just need to decide whether it's worth it!
No brainer: either look into the nonstop TN in J (it's not oneworld, I know, and know nothing about their J), or with oneworld do LAX-DFW-CDG.
A night of 9:25 in lie-flat slanted J is better than one that is 7:10 in BA F but requires a third and a fourth stop and requires connecting in LHR with hardly any room for delays (according to FlightStats, BA 66 is > 15 minutes late 12% of the time, and if you miss conformance, the next flight to PAR is an AF arriving at 1225; the next BA flight arrives at 1300).